57: Human Emperor Sword

Only after returning to his wooden hut did Lin Ye truly relax.

He began to organize his spoils.

There was no need to consider those Demon Slaying points yet; after all, he already had too many Cultivation Techniques and Moves.

Now, what he needed to understand was...

Hum...

The storage space was opened, and a sword appeared in Lin Ye's hand.

The moment this sword appeared, the entire wooden hut was flooded with an aura of the Imperial Dao. This aura was extremely terrifying, even stronger than when the Human Emperor Seal appeared.

One side depicted mountains and rivers, while the other depicted the sun, moon, and stars.

The sword was golden throughout, with wisps of Dao Rhyme flowing across its blade, radiating dazzling rays of light. Dao... Hmm?!

Just as Lin Ye was carefully admiring the Human Emperor Sword, as expected, he discovered a problem.

This time, it wasn't paint peeling off like with the Human Emperor Seal, but rather the rays of light on it looked extremely abrupt, just like those cheap, low-budget special effects back on Blue Star.

The Imperial Dao aura was real, but the rays of light were definitely fake!

Lin Ye took out a bone-cleaving knife he had received as a reward from his storage space.

Clack! Clack!

He continuously scraped the bone-cleaving knife against the blade of the Human Emperor Sword. As sparks flew everywhere, the rays of light on it gradually weakened.

Before long, the rays of light dissipated completely.

Now, the Human Emperor Sword was dull and lusterless, and a faint trace of blood qi was vaguely seeping from the golden blade.

Lin Ye spoke gloomily: "System..."

"What is it? What's wrong?!"

The System seemed to have just woken up. After seeing the Human Emperor Sword through visual sharing, it spoke sheepishly: "What's the matter? Why make such a fuss? Isn't the Human Emperor Sword good?"

"Your Human Emperor Seal peeled paint, and I believed you when you said it was old. What's going on with the light on this Human Emperor Sword? Explain yourself."

"There's nothing to explain!"

The System shouted: "This is the Human Emperor Sword, a blade of the Imperial Dao that has killed countless enemies. The blade has long been covered in blood qi. The Imperial Dao aura on it cannot be fake, you should have felt it too, right?"

"The Imperial Dao aura is real, so naturally, this Human Emperor Sword is real too."

"As for that little bit of blood qi, it's perfectly normal. Just wipe it off a bit more and it'll be fine!"

"Hmm?!"

Hearing the System's explanation, Lin Ye said in disbelief: "Are you treating me like an idiot?"

"Is blood qi something you can just wipe away?"

Previously, Lin Ye had used the Blood Refinement Method to create a blood blade that broke through the defense of a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator. He had a deep understanding of blood qi.

Now it was telling him that he could just wipe it off? If he actually believed that, wouldn't he be an idiot!

"It's true! Why do you always doubt me... I have clearly always treated you with sincerity..."

The System's tone began to head in a strange direction again: "My sincerity toward you is as clear as the sun and moon. I only want to accompany you as you grow stronger. What crime have I committed? I..."

"Get lost!"

"Alrighty!"

Before the System could finish its grievances, Lin Ye angrily interrupted it. The System was very tactful and vanished in a flash.

At this moment, holding the Human Emperor Sword in his hand, Lin Ye had to admit that as soon as he touched the sword, it brought a feeling of a Bloodline connection.

Although the sword clearly had no sword spirit, Lin Ye could still feel its pulsing "vitality."

He didn't know if it was because he practiced the Human Emperor Scripture, but holding this sword and swinging it a few times felt like an extension of his own arm. It was as if it were a part of his body.

Now, the One Page Scripture suppressed his spirit platform, the bronze coffin suppressed his physique, and the Human Emperor Seal suppressed his Qi Sea. This Human Emperor Sword was indeed a weapon Lin Ye needed.

The Holy Son Grand Competition was about to begin; having a handy sword meant a few more chances of winning.

In this world, Lin Ye had only seen those Prodigies from ordinary Sects, such as Liu Renfeng, Jin Ling'er, and others.

But the Sequence Disciples within the Holy Land—such Prodigies were clearly far superior to those people.

Without having met the Immortal Masters, having an extra bit of strength was necessary.

Furthermore, the feeling from the Human Emperor Sword...

A trace of blood-red flashed in Lin Ye's eyes. He could feel that there were more miraculous aspects to the sword, he just didn't know how to unlock them yet. He guessed he would understand in a while.

Thinking of this, Lin Ye placed the Human Emperor Sword into the bronze coffin to nourish its momentum.

He then casually took out the Demon Slaying Flying Knife.

The entirely black flying knife was engraved with patterns of wailing vengeful spirits, and wisps of ominous aura emanated from it.

This thing could not be taken out lightly.

Hum...

Just as Lin Ye was thinking, the prayer beads on his wrist suddenly lit up.

This was the first time the prayer beads had emitted such a massive blood-red glow.

At the same time, in a clear spring on Qingyou Peak, Madam Miao seemed to sense something. Her beautiful eyes opened, shining brightly, and just as she was about to stand up, she sat back down.

A vast expanse of spring scenery went unappreciated.

Madam Miao chuckled: "This little guy thinks he is a Cultivator of the Righteous Path, but with his Demonic Technique and that wicked aura, he is truly becoming more and more adorable. Although I don't know what that wicked aura is, I imagine it shouldn't hurt him. Never mind, let him be..."

... Lin Ye naturally did not know that Madam Miao had sensed the aura of his prayer beads. At this moment, his mind had already been pulled into a Small World.

This Small World had a blood sun hanging in the sky, the land was desolate, and red lightning appeared in the sky from time to time.

The entire world was filled with blood qi and slaughter. From time to time, bursts of wailing could be heard, making one's hair stand on end.

"Where is this?" Lin Ye looked around at everything.

Even though he was a Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage, he didn't know if the blood sun was affecting the light, or if it was some other problem, but his visual range was extremely low. Looking around, everything was darkness.

However, within that darkness, it felt as if something eerie was hiding, watching him like a tiger stalking its prey.

The Human Emperor Seal within his Qi Sea trembled slightly at this moment, as if it had been attracted by some aura.

Looking at his empty wrist, Lin Ye finally understood: he had been pulled into the world inside the prayer beads.

"Hehe..." Just at this moment, a chilling laugh came from ahead.

Following the sound of that laughter, Lin Ye walked forward slowly.

Blood Refinement Method! Condense!

Whoosh...

A large amount of blood qi from the surroundings gathered frantically toward Lin Ye. Before long, a crimson sword appeared in his hand.

This was a sharp blade condensed using the Blood Refinement Method. Previously, he had used this very thing to break through Sect Master Liu Yi's defenses.

Now that he was in the world of the prayer beads, only his Divine Soul had arrived here, so he couldn't use many of his Magic Treasures.

But the Blood Refinement Method was different; whether it was the Divine Soul or the physical body, he could manipulate the surrounding blood qi.

Following the direction of the laughter, Lin Ye soon arrived before a mountain range.

The mountain range had a peculiar shape, resembling a giant heart, and earth-shattering roars could be heard from within it from time to time.

Just from the roars, one could tell that these monsters were definitely not simple.